East Brunswick's Heather O'Reilly Helps U.S. Beat France

The US beat France 3 to 1 in the World Cup, with the last two goals scored within minutes of each other.

The US now advances to the finals, playing again in three days, and is one game away from winning the World Cup.

US kicker Lauren Cheney got a goal early in the game in Germany - with an assist from East Brunswick's Heather O'Reilly - with France coming back shortly after half time with a goal of their own.

The US team, led by Point Borough High School alumnus Christie Rampone, team captain and defender, ended the half-time 1-0, but gave up a goal at 1:10 EST.

About 10 minutes later, Rampone stopped a ball headed for the US net.

"Rampone to the rescue," quipped one of the ESPN pundits.

Abby Wambach, who scored a dramatic header in the last few minutes of Sunday's game, got a header against France.

Only minutes later, Alex Morgan, the team's youngest player, got her first World Cup goal to bring the score up to 3.

The US beat North Korea in its first of the World Cup games this tournament, then beat Colombia, lost to Sweden and then beat Brazil on Sunday.

The Brazil game had so many twists and turns in the last few minutes that many soccer pundits are saying it was the most riveting game in the history of men's or women's soccer.